Cold air bites the corner store
Wet leaves drift across the floor
I keep watch by the iron gate
While the city learns to wait
Hold the light against the grey
Wash the autumn chill away
Brick by brick we build a wall
Until the heavy raindrops fall
Copper keys inside my hand
Strange ghosts walk this frozen land
You stand there with a woolen shawl
Leaning on the granite wall
Steam rises from a coffee cup
Wait for the yellow cab to pull up
Silver rings on a shaking wrist
Wrapped inside a winter mist
Hold the light against the grey
Wash the autumn chill away
Brick by brick we build a wall
Until the heavy raindrops fall
Hymns we sang in a wooden pew
Something old and something new
Feet are numb on the salted street
Where the tired strangers meet
Clock is ticking on the wall
Deep November shadows sprawl
One more hour until the dawn
Before the golden glow is gone
Hold the light against the grey
Wash the autumn chill away
Brick by brick we build a wall
Until the heavy raindrops fall
Brick and bone.
Just a place to call home.
(Fading hums)